Cytopathology cellular enhancement technique non-gyn at MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL

7218 Crawford Rd, Argyle, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1306897277

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$938.81

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Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$938.81

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$49.76 with United vs $938.81 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $49.76 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $49.76 ↓ -95%
United SmallGroup $49.76 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $51.73 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $65.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $65.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $65.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $65.72 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $65.72 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $71.25 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $75.88 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $75.88 ↓ -92%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $86.57 ↓ -91%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $86.57 ↓ -91%
Aetna OON $89.30 ↓ -90%
BCBS BluePremier $104.38 ↓ -89%
BCBS BlueEssentials $122.19 ↓ -87%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $122.19 ↓ -87%
Cigna IFP $126.74 ↓ -86%
BCBS EPOSOA $128.13 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $131.43 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO $134.06 ↓ -86%
Cigna LocalPlus $153.38 ↓ -84%
Cigna NewBusiness $153.53 ↓ -84%
United OptionsPPO $165.23 ↓ -82%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $171.32 ↓ -82%
Cigna HMO $171.32 ↓ -82%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $171.32 ↓ -82%
Oscar HIX $195.27 ↓ -79%
Cigna AllOther $216.82 ↓ -77%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $230.01 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $234.70 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $242.21 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $317.32 ↓ -66%
Humana COMM $342.84 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $416.83 ↓ -56%
City of McKinney COMM $422.46 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $422.46 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $469.40 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $494.75 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $516.35 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $516.35 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $516.35 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $516.35 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $544.51 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $563.29 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $657.17 ↓ -30%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $657.17 ↓ -30%
Jostens WCOMP $657.17 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $657.17 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $685.33 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $704.11 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $704.11 ↓ -25%
Randalls Food Market PPO $751.05 ↓ -20%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EmployeesHealthBenefitPlan $751.05 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $751.05 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $797.99 ↓ -15%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $938.81 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $938.81 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $938.81 ↑ +0%
Curative Administrators COMM not published by hospital

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